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Government invests £86m in nuclear fusion research
Added: 11 Dec 2017
The government has invested £86 million in the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) nuclear fusion …
Bioethanol plant to stay closed unless change in market
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Britain’s biggest bioethanol producer, Vivergo, said it would ‘closely monitor the market’ before c…
Wood wins £12 million Hinkley Point C contract
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Wood has won an £11.9 million contract to be sole supplier of inspection qualification services to …
GE announces more than 1,000 UK power jobs to go
Added: 7 Dec 2017
General Electric is to shed more than 1,000 UK jobs from its power division, as part of swingeing c…
UK manufacturing boosted by European performance
Added: 4 Dec 2017
European markets continue to play a key role for British manufacturing toward the end of this year,…
Nuclear industry makes ‘key contribution to Britain’s GDP’
Added: 4 Dec 2017
Britain’s civil nuclear industry contributed some £6.4 billion to the UK economy last year, claims …
EPSRC invests £7m in materials research at SuperSTEM microscopy lab
Added: 4 Dec 2017
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has invested £7 million in new equip…
Xylem chief takes over as BPMA head
Added: 4 Dec 2017
Xylem Water Solutions managing director Duncan Lewis has officially taken over as the president of …
Process leaders on industrial strategy: good but not sufficient
Added: 28 Nov 2017
Welcome for the Government’s newly unveiled industrial strategy has been tempered by demands from t…
IET research shows majority of children see engineering as male profession
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Research by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reveals only 9% of children aged be…
Process industries provide a Budget welcome, but with caveats
Added: 23 Nov 2017
The first Autumn Budget in 20 years received a mostly favourable welcome from the process sectors b…
Ineos acquires North Sea exploration licences
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Chemicals giant Ineos has acquired a majority stake in two exploration licences in the Northern Gas…
BSC opens Mumbai base after deal with leading Indian safety trainer
Added: 20 Nov 2017
India’s leading safety training organisation has joined forces with the British Safety Council in o…
STEM grads more likely to be out of work says CIPD report
Added: 17 Nov 2017
Young people who study STEM subjects have the highest rate of graduate unemployment immediately aft…
Engineering firm sentenced over legionella risk at powder coating plant
Added: 17 Nov 2017
De-Met Colourcoat has been sentenced after failing to adequately control the risk of legionella bac…
Earthquake hero and outstanding apprentice win top IET awards
Added: 16 Nov 2017
The IET has awarded its Armed Forces Technician of the Year prize to a soldier who returned to his …
Environmental prize for water facility
Added: 15 Nov 2017
Marks & Spencer’s Plan A Award for Environmental Leadership has gone to a water treatment facility …
UK and EU chemical bodies demand sector guarantees against no-deal withdrawal
Added: 14 Nov 2017
British and Europe-wide chemical industry associations have issued a joint statement calling on the…
Scuoler to chair key UK export body
Added: 13 Nov 2017
Retiring chief executive of manufacturers’ organisation the EEF, Terry Scuoler is the new chair of …
Life sciences in Scotland warns of increasing uncertainty for sector
Added: 10 Nov 2017
Life science companies in Scotland are facing increasing uncertainty because of lack of clarity abo…
